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‘The Wedding (Shaadi)’

sung by “Chucky”
music by Ray Holman
lyrics by Fazad “Joe” Shageer & Ray Holman

arranged by Junior “Ibo” Joseph

   

 

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LYRICS

Verse 1

They send out invitation
To the whole population
Of our l’il nation
A wedding celebration beyond imagination
Down in the stadium
And if you see the crowd
Come out, come out
From east, west, north and south
From all - about....

Chorus 1

And then so suddenly
King Machel and Iwer
Faye-Ann, Kes and Super
Appear on the bannister
Tassa was best man
Together with steelband
Everybody happy
For the wedding of the century

Was no dulahin, and no dulaha
It was the wedding - of Chutney and Soca
Ai yai ya, oh yo yoi,
The wedding - of Chutney and Soca
Ah ha ha, oh yo yoi,
The wedding - of Chutney and Soca

Verse 2

For such a big occasion
They couldn’t depend on one man
He couldn’t handle it
So they decide to invite
A priest, imam and pundit
To preside over it
Women in dey sari - pretty, pretty
And men in dashiki - happy, happy

Chorus 2

And then so suddenly
Drupati and Bunji
K.I., Blaxx and Destra
Appear on the bannister
Tassa was best man
Together with steelband
Everybody happy
For the wedding of the century

Was no dulahin, and no dulaha
It was the wedding - of Chutney and Soca
Ai yai ya, oh yo yoi,
The wedding - of Chutney and Soca
Ah ha ha, oh yo yoi,
The wedding - of Chutney and Soca

Verse 3

Ah see Selwyn from Toco
Limin’ with Sat and Cro Cro
They couldn’ pull them apart
Khafra was in a dhoti
Devant in ah dashiki
That really touch my heart
Is then ah start to see, to see, to see
What Trinbago could be
Could be, could be

Chorus 3

And then so suddenly
Ray Holman and Boogsie
Rikki Jai and Karma
Start jammin’ some sweet soca
And then the steelband
Playin’ chutney on pan
Plus a rhythm section
It was mayhem in the stadium

Was no dulahin, and no dulaha
It was the wedding - of Chutney and Soca
Ai yai ya, oh yo yoi,
The wedding - of Chutney and Soca
Ah ha ha, oh yo yoi,
The wedding - of Chutney and Soca

Ai yai ya, oh yo yoi,
The wedding - of Chutney and Soca
Ah ha ha, oh yo yoi,
The wedding - of Chutney and Soca


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“The Wedding (Shaadi)”
“Chucky”

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“Chucky” - vocalist for “Pan Is Carnival”
“Chucky”

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Mr. Chucky - Known in the calypso world as “Mr. Chucky,” his real name is Roderick Gordon. He is a product of the Junior Monarch Calypso Competitions in Trinidad & Tobago, and has participated in various National Joint Action Committee competitions as well as Better Village productions. In 2007 he won the “Stars of Tomorrow” Competition.

Recently he has been in demand to voice songs for the pan. He sang Soca Is It and the popular Thunder Coming - both composed by Edwin Pouchet and Alvin Daniell. He has vocalized several including 2011’s Momentum, 2013’s Champions and Pan Is Carnival for the 2014 Panorama season. “Chucky” is again the vocalist for the track featured here, The Wedding - (Shaadi) - this year the tune of choice for Skiffle.

Ray Holman
Ray Holman

Ray Holman is an internationally renowned educator, musician, arranger and composer who has received wide acclaim for his work in the field of music and in particular with the Steel Pan, the National Instrument of Trinidad and Tobago. Early in his career, his outstanding talent was recognized and at a young age, he started arranging and composing music for some of the country’s best known steel bands. Ray was the winner of two Panorama Championships in 1969 & 1970.

Ray graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Honours Degree from the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine in Trinidad. He composed some 200 musical pieces and produced 4 LPs and 3 Compact Discs. In 1989, his achievements were recognized by the Government of Trinidad and Tobago when the Humming Bird Medal Silver was awarded to him for his work in Culture/Music.

In the United States, Ray has delivered key performances, including at the Madison Square Garden and the Lincoln Centre in Manhattan; he was a Visiting Artist in Seattle at the University of Washington. In Canada, he started the first Steel Pan Programme at the University of Manitoba. Ray Holman continues to travel and teach internationally.

In Trinidad and Tobago, he founded the Ray Holman Band, a small group of talented musicians whose repertoire is varied with a touch of Jazz. He continues to arrange for steel bands nationally, regionally and internationally. He has also been recognized as one of the 50 Music Icons of Trinidad & Tobago when the country marked its 50th Anniversary of Independence.

Joel Shageer

Fazad “Uncle Joe” Shageer was born February 26, 1960 in Chaguanas, Trinidad. He learnt about writing from his father who taught him how to use words to express himself in a rhythmic story-telling manner. He started as a professional chutney lyricist 10 years ago and was successful at it, with one of his songs “Last Jump Up” winning the Chutney Soca Monarch several years ago.

Four years ago Joe started working with Ray Holman, collaborating on several pieces including “Sapna” (The Dream) which Ray composed and arranged for Skiffle, which placed 5th in the National Panorama Competition 2013.

Joe has begun to include different genres of music in his writing repertoire and is primarily focused on promoting Trinidad & Tobago’s culture and talent locally and internationally.

 
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